Reported Motivations and Aims of Australian Dog Breeders—A Pilot Study
It is estimated that around 40% of Australian households currently own dogs that have been acquired from a variety of sources, including purpose-bred litters. However, little is known about how litters are being planned, whelped, and raised and less still on what motivates breeders to adopt their cu...
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| author | Simone A. Blackman Bethany J. Wilson Alistair R. Reed Paul D. McGreevy |
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| description | It is estimated that around 40% of Australian households currently own dogs that have been acquired from a variety of sources, including purpose-bred litters. However, little is known about how litters are being planned, whelped, and raised and less still on what motivates breeders to adopt their current practices. The current study used on online survey to explore the motivations and aims of Australian dog breeders; the breeding and selling practices Australian dog breeders favor and the extent to which breeders classify their breeding in terms of business, or hobby. Responses from breeders (n = 275) revealed that whilst most did not commence breeding to make financial gain, 86% of participants who answered the question confirmed that the making of money when they breed was a very important aim. Most breeders did not view their breeding as a commercial activity, despite nearly 20% of them confirming that they had declared income from the breeding and selling of puppies to the Australian Taxation Office. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2757410bb554300ab561468c8f389c82023-11-20T23:45:11ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-12-011012231910.3390/ani10122319Reported Motivations and Aims of Australian Dog Breeders—A Pilot StudySimone A. Blackman0Bethany J. Wilson1Alistair R. Reed2Paul D. McGreevy3Tasmanian College of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7005, AustraliaSydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaIndependent Researcher, Hobart, TAS 7170, AustraliaSydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaIt is estimated that around 40% of Australian households currently own dogs that have been acquired from a variety of sources, including purpose-bred litters. However, little is known about how litters are being planned, whelped, and raised and less still on what motivates breeders to adopt their current practices. The current study used on online survey to explore the motivations and aims of Australian dog breeders; the breeding and selling practices Australian dog breeders favor and the extent to which breeders classify their breeding in terms of business, or hobby. Responses from breeders (n = 275) revealed that whilst most did not commence breeding to make financial gain, 86% of participants who answered the question confirmed that the making of money when they breed was a very important aim. Most breeders did not view their breeding as a commercial activity, despite nearly 20% of them confirming that they had declared income from the breeding and selling of puppies to the Australian Taxation Office.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2319breederdogbreeding practiceshobby breedingcommercial breedingdog attributes |
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| title | Reported Motivations and Aims of Australian Dog Breeders—A Pilot Study |
| title_full | Reported Motivations and Aims of Australian Dog Breeders—A Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Reported Motivations and Aims of Australian Dog Breeders—A Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reported Motivations and Aims of Australian Dog Breeders—A Pilot Study |
| title_short | Reported Motivations and Aims of Australian Dog Breeders—A Pilot Study |
| title_sort | reported motivations and aims of australian dog breeders a pilot study |
| topic | breeder dog breeding practices hobby breeding commercial breeding dog attributes |
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